A N I M E / O T A K U : PART 2

Ano Natsu de Matteru

Other Title:

Waiting in the Summer

Type:

TV

Aired:

January 10, 2012 to March 27, 2012

Source:

Original

Genres:

Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Slice of Life

Synopsis:

While testing out his camera on a bridge one summer night, Kaito Kirishima sees a blue light streaking across the sky, only to be blown off the railing seconds later. Just before succumbing to unconsciousness, a hand reaches down to grab ahold of his own. Dazed and confused, Kaito wakes up the next morning wondering how he ended up back in his own room with no apparent injuries or any recollection of the night before. As he proceeds with his normal school life, Kaito and his friends discuss what to do with his camera, finally deciding to make a film with it over their upcoming summer break. Noticing that Kaito has an interest in the new upperclassmen Ichika Takatsuki, his friend Tetsurou Ishigaki decides to invite her, as well as her friend Remon Yamano, to join them in their movie project.

In what becomes one of the most entertaining and exciting summers of their lives, Kaito and his friends find that their time spent together is not just about creating a film, but something much more meaningful that will force them to confront their true feelings and each other.

Characters and Voice Actors:

- Main:

Tetsurou Ishigaki

Age: 15

Class: 1st Year

Blood Type: B

Birthday: 1/24

Height: 177 cm (5'9.6")

Weight: 59 kg

A close, easygoing friend of Kaito and Tanigawa. He knows of her feelings for Kaito and encourages a relationship between the two. He seems to be an all-around savvy guy with females and is easily able to smooth-talk a female teacher into giving out Ichika's body measurements. He is known to be quite handsome in his class, even in the eyes of the teachers.

- Ogihara, Hideki (Japanese)

- Pyo, Yeong Jae (Korean)

- Hoffmann, Florian (German)

Kaito "Kai, Seaboy, Umi-chan" Kirishima

Age: 15

Birthday: March 29

Class: 1st Year

Blood Type: O

Height: 158 cm (5'2")

Weight: 49 kg

The main protagonist is a student in his first year of high school. He is an avid videographer, and is constantly out recording things. Others sometimes refer to him as "The Director". He's seemingly aware of Tanigawa's feelings for him, nonetheless he seems to have a genuine interest for Ichika. He has day dreams of conversing with Ichika and talks out loud sometimes during them. This may even lead to misunderstandings in a comical sense.

- Shimazaki, Nobunaga (Japanese)

- Lee, Ju Chang (Korean)

- Makino, Jan (German)